Who is God?
How can we know what God is like? He tells us in the Bible and shows us every day through the people and blessings around us. Even in our struggles, God reveals his love for us because he’s overflowing with grace and forgiveness, and he sent his Son, Jesus, for us!
3 Words that will change your New Year
If failing to achieve your goals was an Olympic sport, I would win the gold. Seriously. Every New Year I go crazy with the…
Epiphany glory
You might have expected the people of Jerusalem to have remembered the shepherds’ message about Jesus’ birth, but it appears they did not. If…
How can I be sure I’m saved?
The handwriting is shaky from age but the fear is real. A man named Bob writes, “I wish I could have a rock-hard, undoubting…
The gift of being God’s child
You don’t hear the word orphan much anymore, but there are plenty of children in the world who don’t have homes. The Bible teaches…
What kind of God is this?
On this holy night, we wonder, what kind of God are you? This is the question for the ages. You lack origins, but there…
Seek him; see him
Imagine you’re a shepherd in first-century Israel, smelling of campfire and sweat, rough around the edges. Imagine the hem of the night sky being…
Light a candle for hope
Back in the day, candles or oil lamps were the only way you could illuminate the inside of your house after dark. Candles were…
Leaders call on God’s promises
When you want to get somebody to do something for you, there are various tried-and-true strategies. You can recite all the things you’ve done…
Axe, seek, knock
They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axehead fell…
God, could you pitch in?
When we lived in California, ducks were hanging around our creek. Our three kiddos were building nests, hoping the ducks would lay their eggs…
A picture of God
A picture is worth a thousand words. Except when it isn’t. A photo might capture a glorious moment accurately, but it can also be…
Fill your tank
Have you ever bypassed a gas station only to find yourself driving down a highway on fumes? It sure sucks the fun out of…